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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1943
Page
11
Fragmentary social item lists Mr. and Mrs. Lobert and Mrs. Johy Mary among attendees. It references a music scene and a possible enlistment context with guests noted, but details are incomplete.
The dialogue portrays a debate on women wearing pants versus dresses, with male and female viewpoints showing resistance and acceptance. The piece satirically frames gender style conflict, highlighting social pressure from authorities and peers.
Home economist Helen E Ridley shares a method to cook carrots with butter onion and parsley for vitamin A in wartime diet. She also lists carrot-based cheese spread and sandwich fillings for extended use. The article notes a government sponsored simplified hosiery design saving 14 800 000 pounds of cotton rayon and wool yarns annually.
War era advice urges Americans to ration and waste less while boosting home gardens and canning. Officials warn floods and shortages trim crops from Virginia to the northeast, urging replanting, new wartime recipes, and pressure canner use, with official guidance forthcoming.
This home recreation column suggests easy backyard trips by streetcar bus or on foot. Plan nature hunts bird and insect watching scavenger hunts or a pretend Niagara Falls shower to cool and entertain children and guests with simple outdoor meals from the Victory Garden.
Excerpted scene from a Adele Garrison novel shows Katharine and her father planning to trap Ruth Hayes, a blackmailer, with hidden officers and a staged meeting. Katharine agrees to involve Dicky to help protect Jack while Charles Spencer coordinates the plan at his Greenwich Village hideaway.
The article notes sheer white ruffles as freshening accents on a gingham frock and self fabric ruffles softening a child’s dress. It also mentions contrasting ruffles adding glamor to summer draperies or bedspreads and gives a ruffling tip: the straight material should be three times the finished length, whether by hand or machine.
unreadable fragment notes silence among pelicans and adults with no clear call or song described.
Faye Emerson advises daily stirring of Stir Face Powder to prevent packing and achieve smooth skin. She demonstrates a fluffy powder applies evenly, revealing the secret to petal smooth skin. The article notes the atmosphere at three and a half miles altitude is half as dense as at sea level.
Wash peppers and simmer lid on 5 minutes then drain. Stuff with beef, bread crumbs, onions, parsley, salt and pepper and egg. Bake in shallow pan with boiling water 25 minutes in a moderate oven.
A traditional quick bread recipe using New Orleans molasses, whole wheat and bread flours, milk, sugar, soda and salt with chopped nuts. Mix liquids with dry ingredients, bake in a greased pan at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes and cool before slicing.
A recipe combines olives mayonnaise celery and onions for salad dressing. A government report shows a 2 percent income rise to individuals in February 1943 from February 1942, driven by manufacturing wages federal payrolls and farm income, with total income rising from 8 to 10.4 billion dollars.
A concise recipe combines baked squash with 43 tablespoons chopped onions 1-3 teaspoon salt 1-4 teaspoon paprika 1 cup cooked green beans and 1-4 cup cream or rich milk. Mix ingredients then bake 35 minutes covered, uncover, and bake 5 minutes to brown top.
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